2021-2022学年四川省德阳中学高二（下）期末英语试卷
发布：2024/4/20 14:35:0
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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1．Here are some of the interesting inventions in 2021.Which one are you most excited about？
Purrble
It comes to the rescue for anxious kids.This toy has seven sensors that respond to touch.Purrble's heartbeat speeds up when you play with the toy.Then you comfort it by petting it，which slows its heartbeat down.It calms you too.In a study of 20 families，19 parents said Purrble helped their kids calm down.
Revolve Air
Andrea Mocellin a former sports-car designer，who is using his skills to build a wheelchair called Revolve Air that has wheels with a hexagon（六边形）structure.And they fold up，which allows the chair to take up 600 less space than a standard folding wheelchair.Mocellin aims to get it out by mid-2022.He has nearly 12，000 customers on his waiting list.
OrCam Read
Reading is a challenge for millions of people who may struggle with poor eyesight or other problems.But with computer vision and artificial intelligence，OrCam Read can read any piece of text aloud.Users aim its laser frame（激光框）at a page of a book，a menu，an advertisement，or a screen.Then press a button.After that it instantly starts reading aloud，and can also read text in multiple languages.
Robin the Robot
A girl，a pneumonia patient，in a clinic had barely eaten for two days.The staff took it into her room.After chatting and playing games，Robin said goodbye，promising to return only if the girl agreed to eat.Sure enough，she dug in.With big eyes and a cheerful personality，Robin is designed to help kids in hospitals and clinics.
（1）What's the advantage of Revolve Air？
A．It's impressive in shape.
B．B.It's fit for use in a car.
C．It's been widely used.
D．D.It's convenient to carry.
（2）What should the users do first before OrCam Read starts to read？
A．Test their eyesight.
B．B.Scan the text.
C．Use their cell phones.
D．D.Speak their mother tongue.
（3）Which can communicate with their users？
A．Purrble and OrCam Read.
B．Revolve Air and Purrble.
C．Purrble and Robin the Robot.
D．OrCam Read and Revolve Air.组卷：0引用：2难度：0.5 -
2．As the drought eased and the water cooled in late August，Barbara，70，and me，at 71，decided to keep swimming.We have both read Bonnie Tsui's Why We Swim，a fine book about cold-water swimming.We challenged ourselves to swim for as long as possible through September and into October.
I have long loved swimming，though the fear of being seen as fat has upset me.Cold-water swimming deepened my sense of well-being and let me use my body.It became a ritual Barbara and I developed as swimming sisters.When she returned to the United States，I did not know how I could continue our cold-water tradition.I wasn't prepared to freeze alone.
There were larger commitments I could not remove.In the summer，we planned to cross from the cove to an island across the lake.I had to stay fit.We also planned to host a cold-water swimming race for locals in the fall.We would make it an annual event，so that，in our 80s，we might swim through October and into November.
With these plans in mind，I joined my local city pool.I had not been in a public pool for about 30 years.But my body said swim，my brain said swim and my heart，could not let go.So I went anyway.
I am swimming.I am alive to my love of the water，alive to my promise for the spring and the summer that will come.We are increasingly aware of the miracle of being able---bodied enough to share the cold---water wonder side by side.
（1）Why was Why We Swim mentioned in Paragraph One？
A．To show it arouses their common interest to some degree.
B．To guide the author to learn to swim at such an old age.
C．To analyze the advantages of swimming in late August.
D．To teach people how to ease the pressure in the drought.
（2）What does the underlined word "ritual"probably mean in paragraph 2？
A．Promise.
B．Requirement.
C．Routine.
D．Standard.
（3）What did the author do to realize her goals？
A．She participated in a local swimming race.
B．She went to the gym to improve her strength.
C．She became a member of the local public pool.
D．She swam across the lake to the island herself.
（4）What is the main idea of this passage？
A．Forever friendship among the two.
B．Passion for cold-water swimming.
C．Commitments for the annual event.
D．The benefits of routine swimming.组卷：0引用：2难度：0.5 -
3．Imagine a warm spring day 66 million years ago.These could have been the very last moments of the dinosaur era when a city —— sized asteroid（小行星）struck Earth，killing off three quarters of all species on the planet.According to a study published in Nature on Feb 23，the asteroid hit in springtime.
Scientists have long been confused over the time of year the asteroid hit，and how some animals managed to survive while dinosaurs didn't，according to USA Today.
Researchers in 20 l9 discovered fossilized （石化的） fishes in North Dakota that died shortly after the asteroid hit Earth.They examined the fossils with a particle accelerator（粒子加速器）and found out there was seasonal growth on the bone.All fish bone cell densities and volumes can Indicate the season.Because the accelerator also could capture the sizes，researchers were able to determine when in the year the asteroid hit，Dennis Voeten told USA Today.
"I think spring puts a large group of the late Cretaceous biota （白垩纪生物） in a very unprotected spot because they were out and about looking for food，tending to offspring after the winter，"Melanie During，the main author of the study.
In the Southern Hemisphere，it was autumn.Therefore，life in the Southern Hemisphere was a lot more prepared for this event.
It is unclear whether small animals in the Northern Hemisphere actually did worse than those in the south.There is evidence that Northern Hemisphere turtles were wiped out in the asteroid strike，after which their habitats were later repopulated by turtles from the south，Voeten told The Guardian.
Nothing much larger than a house cat survived the asteroid impact and many species would have been killed whenever it hit，Daniel Field，a professor at the University of Cambridge，told The Guardian.
（1）Which probably helps find the time of year the asteroid hit？
A．The types of fossilized fishes.
B．The location of fossilized fishes.
C．The number of fish fossils in the area.
D．The volume and density of the fish bone cells.
（2）What causes the species' extinction when the asteroid hit in Melanie During's opinion？
A．The season of the hit.
B．The size of asteroid.
C．The group size of species.
D．The body shape of animals.
（3）Which would Daniel Field most probably agree with？
A．Chances of survival depended on it where the species lived at the time.
B．Many species could have survived the asteroid strike but for the season.
C．Many species had little chance to survive even if it was a different season.
D．Animals from the Southern Hemisphere were less affected by asteroid strikes.
（4）What can be the best title for the text？
A．The Science behind the Asteroid.
B．Occurrence of the Natural Disaster.
C．The Effect of Dinosaurs' Extinction.
D．New Research on the Asteroid Strike.组卷：0引用：4难度：0.6
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节短文改错（共1小题，每小题10分，满分10分）
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8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（˄），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Lily，
I feel so sorry to hear that you've been going through hard time.You wish you don't know one of your friends now.And don't worry.Many people have had this kind of experience，included me.Fortunately，overcame it eventually.It's important to express our true feelings，especial to a real friend.Why not to try to talk with the girl and tell her that you don't like all the joke？If this doesn't work，you should just be yourself and make friends with those truly like and respect you.Remember that I'm always by your side.I do hope that you re getting good.Please feel free to make contact to me whenever you have problems.
Yours，Li Hua组卷：0引用：2难度：0.5
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
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9．你叫李华，请你用英文给"China Daily'"的编辑写一封信，建议该报开辟一个名为"Letters from Senior Students'"的栏目（column），内容包括：
1.写信的原因；
2.栏目的用途；
3.表示感谢。
注意：1.词数100词左右；
2.可增加细节使内容完整；
3.信的开头结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）。
Dear editor，
I'm a senior high student and reader of your English newspaper.
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Thank you again!Looking forward to your earliest reply.组卷：1引用：1难度：0.4
